Theater is a place for musicians. While it once was a place for those trained in theater, those who sang and danced, it has become a place where musicians of all kinds gather. Theater performers are all things to all people. For example, check out Eric William Morris in “The Songbird,” an adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s... Continue Reading →
When I hear Andy Gibb’s I Just Want To Be Your Everything, it brings me back to the summer of 1977. I spent almost every day at the beach, and the rest of the time listening to the radio or watching television for news about the Serial Killer Son of Sam. Of course, that was... Continue Reading →
“Do What You Love and Do It Very Loudly.” That is Jennifer Ashley Tepper’s best advice. Who is she? Author of The Untold Stories of Broadway book series. She is Creative and Programming Director at the esteemed Feinstein’s/ 54 Below (a venue in Manhattan for A-list performers focused on theater). Aside from that, she is... Continue Reading →
What can you get for $35 these days? Maybe dinner. Two and a half movie tickets? Lattes? If you aspire to play guitar, piano, bass or drums, I have a better investment for you. Or rather Grammy Award Winning guitarist Lee Ritenour does. With only a $35 registration fee, Lee Ritenour’s Six String Theory Competition... Continue Reading →
Music has always been what defines a generation. However, sometimes it is also what brings people together. When there is a moment in time that brings Lady Gaga together with Tony Bennett, all is right with the world! However, with so much technology at everyone’s fingertips these days, it almost seems as though kids can... Continue Reading →
Is there room for originality in a music industry that spits out one hit wonders more than ever? Alternative artist, Jennifer Hope, says despite some obstacles, there is a lot of opportunity. Case in point. Hope has released tracks on her own label, Mystic Dreams Music as well as on Cleopatra Records. Her most recent... Continue Reading →
Friends and colleagues are asking, “What is your blog about?” I try hard to explain my mantra…how I have been fighting editors for years because they only want me to cover specific areas of music, something kids will like, something twentysomethings would like or thirtysomethings. But, that’s not what music is about, it’s about... Continue Reading →
It's not the first time, John Storyk has changed his business vision. In 1968, fresh out of Princeton, he got a job working on a club in New York City. And, as the story goes, he made architectural suggestions, the owners liked them, and thus the club “Cerebrum” was born. The story really took... Continue Reading →
Un-Block The Music 